In the white snow, a branch of red plum stands steeply against the snow.
Lu Jianxin sat in front of the window with a cup of hot Imperata root soup, his eyes sliding from the blooming red plum branches to Lu Yan and Lin Jinrong who were facing the snow outside the curtain. The two people shared an umbrella. Lu Yan
He took half a step forward, his attitude was relaxed, and Lin Jinrong took a half step back, his appearance was elegant, and his actions and actions were in perfect harmony.
He was so young. Lu Jianxin sighed inaudibly and moved his lower limbs that were very uncomfortable due to gout with difficulty. Thinking about it again, he felt a little restless. Lin Yuzhen and Yilang came from behind.
There was laughter and he looked back, only to see Lin Yuzhen kneeling on the couch, little Yi Lang sitting opposite her, and the grandfather and grandson playing with the rope.
Douer sat half sideways next to Yilang, patiently teaching him how to understand with a smile. Yilang was so young, how could he understand this? After a few moments, he became impatient and stretched out his two fat paws three or two times.
He tore the string that Lin Yuzhen had stretched into a mess, then stretched out his hand to ask for candy.
Lin Yuzhen naturally refused: "It's not okay to think about eating sweets all day long."
Yilang rubbed his head into her arms. After a few rubs, Lin Yuzhen was defeated and had to say: "Only half a pill."
Lu Jianxin frowned slightly: "Too pampering is too much! Where can I teach boys how to play flip rope? Not to mention always remember to eat sweets. No giving!"
Yilang heard that he had a bad voice and did not cry. He just put his small body in Lin Yuzhen's arms and turned his head to secretly look at his expression. His eyes flickered, and he looked smart and cute.
Lu Jianxin still liked Yi Lang's appearance when he saw it, but he still said with a straight face: "You're not young anymore. He's already three years old. Whenever something happens, he hides in a woman's arms. What does it look like? I want to hurry up
Enlighten him and don't miss my important event."
Although Yi Lang didn't understand what he was talking about, he also knew that his grandfather didn't like him to be like this. There was a bit of fear in his eyes, and he pressed closer to Lin Yuzhen.
"Did I miss your important event?" Lin Yuzhen was extremely dissatisfied: "They say you only care for grandchildren but not for children. It's better for you. You have to take care of your grandson at such a young age. How do you want to treat him? Kaimeng? Can he write a pen?"
Lu Jianxin said slowly: "I didn't say now. I told my wife that boys can't be raised like this!"
Lin Yuzhen looked at Aunt He and others standing by. Although she knew he was upset, she couldn't help but feel annoyed: "It's inexplicable."
Xiaoxing and Ah Rou immediately lowered their heads and pretended to be nothing, while Aunt He smiled and said: "Master and Madam, please stop saying a few words. After all, it's all for Master Sun's benefit."
Doing your business? Lin Yuzhen glanced at her with disdain, turned her head disdainfully, and handed a candy to Yi Lang: "My dear grandson, my grandmother gave it to you."
Lu Jianxin said: "Don't eat it!"
Yilang pinched the candy, looked left and right, and suddenly handed the candy to Lu Jianxin, saying in a sweet voice: "Grandpa, eat it."
Lu Jianxin was startled. He didn't accept it, nor did he accept it. He said calmly: "I won't eat it."
Yilang didn't dare to stuff the candy into his mouth. He only turned around and looked at Lin Yuzhen helplessly. His small face was full of pitiful feelings about being bullied. Seeing that Lin Yuzhen also had a straight face, he looked a little at a loss.
Fear came. Lin Yuzhen felt soft-hearted when he saw him, and the tense expression on her face relaxed. She gently stroked his back and her voice softened: "Look, although he is young, he is not nothing.
I understand, I’ll give it to you first.”
Aunt He lost no time in boasting: "Master Sun is really smart, pure and filial, and he will become a great person in the future!"
Lu Jianxin couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips: "He is a big kid and has many evil intentions. He doesn't know who he is like!" As he said this, he glanced outside the curtain.
Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan listened outside the curtain. Although they didn't know the specific reason, they also knew that Lu Jianxin was disciplining Yi Lang. He was a brat and had many evil intentions. He was talking about Lin Jinrong. Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan exchanged glances.
, standing outside the curtain with his head lowered, waiting for the girl to report.
Lu Jianxin put away the soup cup in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Come in, everyone."
As soon as Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan entered, Yi Lang became excited, struggled in Lin Yuzhen's arms, and shouted crisply: "Dad, Mom." Seeing Lu Jianxin frown, he sat down properly again,
Peeking at Lu Jianxin's expression from the corner of his eye.
When Lu Jianxin waited for Lu Yan and his wife to bow to him and Lin Yuzhen, Fang said with a straight face: "I don't want to talk to you more, but this child is not young anymore. He can't always pamper him. It's time to teach him."
Lu Yan stood with his hands tied and responded politely: "Yes."
Lin Jinrong lowered her eyes and responded, but she didn't care at all. She just felt that Lu Jianxin was too pretentious and harsh to a child under two years old.
Seeing that the two of them had good attitudes, Lu Jianxin pressed the matter aside and said, "Sit down."
So Lu Yan sat down next to Lu Jianxin, while Lin Jinrong went to Lin Yuzhen and asked Yilang softly, "Is Yilang being naughty? Have you listened to your grandparents?"
Yilang glanced at Lu Jianxin timidly, opened his palm, and showed Lin Jinrong the candy in his palm. Lin Jinrong roughly knew what had just happened, so he wrapped the candy in a handkerchief for him and said with a smile
: "It's time to eat. How about eating at another time?"
Although she doted on Yi Lang, she always said the same thing. Over time, Yi Lang also knew that she could not bargain here. Although she was extremely reluctant to give up, he did not dare to make any mistakes. He reluctantly watched Dou'er take away the candy and quietly
Lying in Lin Jinrong's arms and listening to the adults speak.
Lu Jianxin asked Lu Yan: "I heard that you went to see your third uncle earlier. Is he feeling better? I wanted to go see him, but my gout pain was so severe that I couldn't walk."
Lu Jian hurriedly said: "To answer my father's question, my third uncle just felt cold. He asked me to send his greetings to my father for him and ask him to have a good life."
Lu Jianxin was always more generous than Lin Yuzhen in this regard. He nodded and seriously told Lu Yan: "Your sixth brother is not at home, and your third aunt is a woman who is very inconvenient. Please go and see more."
, Don’t be negligent. Even though it is a minor illness, you still need to take care of it seriously.”
Lu Yan's face showed some gratitude: "Father is right. My son asked someone to find out some folk remedies for gout a few days ago, and they have already been prepared. After they are ready, father can try them, maybe they can relieve the pain.
It hurts."
This was the attitude Lu Jianxin wanted, but he didn't show any special expression. He just nodded lightly and asked Lin Jinrong: "I heard that your uncle is also sick?"
Lin Jinrong quickly stood up and replied: "Yes."
Lu Jianxin said: "Let someone prepare a generous gift to see. Don't be rude." That was all. Lin Jinrong and Lu Yan both understood each other and did not mention any other topics.
When it got dark, Aunt He quickly led the girls to hold the lamps around, changed the charcoal basins, and asked Lin Yuzhen: "Madam, are you ready to serve food?"
Lin Yuzhen nodded reservedly. Lin Jinrong hurriedly handed Yilang to Dou'er, got up, washed his hands, set out the food, and waited on him to eat. After a long time of tossing, he finally cleaned up, and Lu Jianxin didn't let him go, leaving Lu Yan to talk.
Seeing that Yilang was drowsy, Lin Jinrong was afraid that he would fall asleep and go out later and be blown by the wind and get cold, so he informed Lin Yuzhen and took Yilang back first.
More than half an hour later, Lu Yan came back through the snow, took the hot tea from Lin Jinrong, held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "Teach me how to behave."
Every time Lu Jianxin did something, he always had a high-sounding reason, and then he naturally led the other person into the trap. Lin Jinrong smiled slightly and listened quietly.
Sure enough, Lu Yan continued: "Then he asked about Wu Xiang, asked me if Wu Xiang and I still have contact on weekdays, and asked me to write a letter to ask about Mei Baoqing's fleet. Everyone can't wait."
Mei Baoqing's fleet was formed last spring, and it was not long before they arranged to go out to sea. They said it was the first trip, and they didn't plan to go too far. They planned to come back in the fall of that year, but they missed the return date and disappeared.
Return. Lu Jianzhong also asked about the reason, and the answer he gave was don't worry, he will come back sooner or later. But it's already the spring of the second year, and there is still no trace, so why don't people worry?
When Old Mrs. Lu died, she spent too much money, and Mrs. Lu deducted a large sum of money as funeral expenses. The capital of the Lu family was not as rich as before. After the family was divided, the financial resources that were originally tied into one share were divided into
After buying three copies, they were even weaker. After all, the eldest family and the third family were mainly farm-based, and they invested only floating money, so it wouldn't have had a big impact. Unfortunately, they were unlucky. In a disaster year, the fields
The harvest here is almost gone. The situation of the second house is even more serious. They mainly rely on business to make a living. At first, Lu Jianxin and Lu Jianxin squeezed their wallets. They expected to turn around this business and collect a lot of money.
But the money has not come in for a long time, which makes the flow of funds inconvenient. Everything can be done in a hurry, and the hands are tied, so it is extremely anxious.
Compared with Lu Jianzhong's anxiety, Lu Jianxin was determined and unmoving at the beginning, but gradually began to worry and doubt, wondering if Mei Baoqing had done something wrong. Then he thought about it, and he didn't ask the shipping company to inquire about this kind of thing.
Is it best for people to inquire? It would be more appropriate to leave this matter to Lu Yan.
Lin Jinrong walked to the table and lit the candle for Lu Jian, grinding ink and laying out paper: "Third brother has written a letter to ask Wu Xiang a long time ago. Wu Xiang said that this kind of situation happens very often. When going to sea, it depends on the wind direction and luck.
No one can predict the return date. That’s why we say that waiting by the shore, even though you may earn less, is truly safe.”
Thinking of Lu Jianxin's temperament, Lu Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Can't I say this? You have to write this letter seriously. You can only wait until Wu Xiang replies before sending it."
Lin Jinrong smiled: "I didn't say not to let you write. Look, the pen and ink are ready."
Lu Yan picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Wu Xiang based on the white snowflakes outside the window and the red and lively charcoal fire in the room. Lin Jinrong quietly watched Lu Yan's figure writing at the desk and walked up to him.
She hugged his waist from behind and pressed her face against his back. Lu Yan carefully finished what he was writing, put the pen away, held her hand on his waist, turned around and whispered
:"What's wrong?"
Lin Jinrong hugged him tighter and said in a low voice: "It's nothing. I want to see my third brother tomorrow, so you can find a way to go out with me."
Lu Yan said: "Okay."
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